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English philosopher

David HartleyFRS (; baptized 21 June^{[citation needed]} 1705 Old Style; died 28 August 1757) was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of psychology.

Early life and family history

David Hartley was born in 1705 in the vicinity of Halifax, Yorkshire. His mother died three months after his birth. His father, an Anglican clergyman, died when David was fifteen.

Hartley was educated at Bradford Grammar School and in 1722 was admitted as a Sizar to Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was a Rustat scholar.

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He received his BA in 1726 and MA in 1729.^[1] In April 1730 he became the first layperson to be Master of Magnus Grammar School (Magnus Church of England Academy), Newark, and it was there that he began to practise medicine.

On 21 April 1730, Hartley married Alice Rowley (1705–31). The couple moved to Bury St Edmunds, and Alice died there giving birth to their son David Hartley (